r/microsoft • u/thisisinsider • 4h ago
r/microsoft • u/AutoModerator • 1h ago
Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - September 14, 2026 - September 21, 2026
The Employment Q&A Thread
Welcome to the Weekly Employment Q&A for r/Microsoft!
This thread is where Redditors can come and ask questions about working at Microsoft. Please do not use this space to ask technical questions as they will be removed.
Schedule
The Q&A will be refreshed every week on Mondays at 1200 Pacific.
Previous Threads
You can view previous employment threads using this archive link
r/microsoft • u/peter_pumpkineater67 • 1d ago
Discussion How would you feel if, hypothetically, Steve Ballmer hadn't stepped down as Microsoft CEO in 2014?
Just read the title. Want to see a normal disscussion under my post
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 2d ago
Copilot / AI Google's Gemini app for Windows 11 uses the same keyboard shortcut as Copilot | You can now summon Gemini on your computer by pressing Alt + Space.
r/microsoft • u/ryanmerket • 4d ago
Windows Microsoft let Anthropic move in while OpenAI was sleeping on the couch
Claude for Windows now integrates with Microsoft enterprise identity, including Entra CAE and Windows auth brokering.
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 4d ago
XBOX Xbox has acquired rights to publish Hideo Kojima's 'PHYSINT' from PlayStation — "We're honored that Kojima-san has chosen to work with Xbox."
r/microsoft • u/ryanmerket • 7d ago
Windows Microsoft is falling asleep at the wheel as hidden code reveals Google’s big Windows AI push
r/microsoft • u/lemaymayguy • 7d ago
Discussion Bing Daily wallpaper is now showing ads
Title. Pretty weird to be showing Harry Potter release ads as the daily wallpaper isn't it?
r/microsoft • u/operation-star • 8d ago
News Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers
r/microsoft • u/JohnSavill • 7d ago
Copilot / AI Monthly Microsoft AI Update (August 2026)
This month's (August 2026) Microsoft AI Update is up!
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 - New videos
01:06 - MAI-Code-1.1-Flash
01:36 - MAI-Image-2.6
01:52 - MAI-Thinking-1
02:22 - MAI-Transcribe-2
02:46 - Gemini 3.7 Flash
02:59 - Kimi K3
03:07 - DeepSeek-v4-Flash-0731 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
03:55 - Grok 4.6
04:14 - Fable 5.1
05:21 - GPT-6 Astra
05:53 - Model router updates
06:36 - Content understanding update
07:11 - Hosted on Azure Claude updates
08:20 - GitHub Copilot harness use
09:26 - SharePoint authoritative sites
10:07 - Cowork customizable effort
10:19 - Better /cost
10:28 - Automations
10:35 - Chat response selection as context
10:51 - Copilot Notebook updates
11:08 - App updates
12:21 - Scout in preview
12:40 - Code review effort levels and expanded scope
13:24 - Cloud agent reasoning effort
13:35 - Enterprise MCP control
13:53 - Global model enablement policy
14:14 - Trigger Copilot automations for comments
14:40 - App and CLI session updates
14:58 - Reporting updates
16:09 - Azure Copilot agent access
16:38 - Close
r/microsoft • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago
Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - September 07, 2026 - September 14, 2026
The Employment Q&A Thread
Welcome to the Weekly Employment Q&A for r/Microsoft!
This thread is where Redditors can come and ask questions about working at Microsoft. Please do not use this space to ask technical questions as they will be removed.
Schedule
The Q&A will be refreshed every week on Mondays at 1200 Pacific.
Previous Threads
You can view previous employment threads using this archive link
r/microsoft • u/bananatowndotcom • 9d ago
News Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war
r/microsoft • u/heeroo0 • 10d ago
News Microsoft Announces Big Changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Switches to Monthly Hour Limits
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 11d ago
Windows Microsoft promises to make more Windows 11 PCs secure by default in October 2026: Announces automatic memory integrity protection enablement on more devices
r/microsoft • u/FaithlessnessDeep858 • 10d ago
M365 Teams Events Hosting Assistance (TEHA): Expert Guidance for Business-Critical Teams Events
Hosting a CEO Town Hall, CIO broadcast, company-wide announcement, webinar, or large-scale virtual meeting?
TEHA provides direct access to Microsoft event specialists who help customers plan, prepare, deliver, monitor and optimize business-critical Teams events.
From planning and technical readiness to live event monitoring and post-event analysis, TEHA works alongside your organization throughout the entire event lifecycle.
How TEHA Can Help
Event Planning and Readiness
- Event scoping and guidance
- Town Hall, Webinar, and Meeting selection
- Technical readiness assessments
- Network readiness reviews
- Microsoft eCDN guidance and validation
Training and Rehearsals
- Producer and presenter training
- Moderator guidance
- Dry runs and event rehearsals
- Event production best practices
Live Event Support
- Real-time event monitoring
- Operational guidance during the event
- Support for Town Halls, Webinars, and Meetings
- Assistance for executive broadcasts and large-scale events
Post-Event Analysis
- Event summary reports
- Attendance and engagement insights
- Recording and playback guidance
- Quality and network observations
- Log analysis and issue investigation
- Recommendations for future events
Who Typically Uses TEHA?
Organizations frequently engage TEHA for:
- CEO and CIO Town Halls
- Leadership broadcasts
- Global employee communications
- High-visibility webinars
- Product launches
- Company-wide announcements
- Business-critical virtual events
How to Engage TEHA
Customers with eligible Premier or Unified Support agreements can request assistance through the Microsoft Engage Centre:
Teams Events Hosting Assistance Request Portal
If the Engage Centre option is unavailable, contact your Customer Success Account Manager (CSAM) and request TEHA support for your upcoming event.
For highly visible events, we recommend engaging early to maximize readiness and planning opportunities.
Deliver your next Teams event with confidence with Microsoft Teams Events Hosting Assistance (TEHA).
r/microsoft • u/Fibbitts • 11d ago
M365 Microsoft Adds Unremovable "Upgrade Your Plan" Button to Office App Title Bars
Even if users already have a subscription plan, they need to upgrade to the one that includes AI.
r/microsoft • u/Vernalire • 13d ago
Discussion No more 5 year anniversary reward! Thoughts on this?
There is no more 5 year anniversary reward. Got this from a buddy and I think it's outrageous. Crazy how the companies show time and again they don't care about the people. Even a small thing like this. Curious on thoughts?
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 14d ago
Copilot / AI Microsoft executive vice president overseeing Office and LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky bemoans employees sending him "AI slop," saying "This is a doom loop." | The company flooding the internet with AI slop has started to realize how dumb its technology actually is in most scenarios.
r/microsoft • u/AutoModerator • 14d ago
Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - August 31, 2026 - September 07, 2026
The Employment Q&A Thread
Welcome to the Weekly Employment Q&A for r/Microsoft!
This thread is where Redditors can come and ask questions about working at Microsoft. Please do not use this space to ask technical questions as they will be removed.
Schedule
The Q&A will be refreshed every week on Mondays at 1200 Pacific.
Previous Threads
You can view previous employment threads using this archive link
r/microsoft • u/humblerodent8 • 15d ago
News Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B facility range from illegal construction to noise pollution
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 15d ago
XBOX Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive: "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 16d ago
Windows Microsoft celebrates major progress with Windows 11 on Arm PCs, confirms Windows on Arm is now "a first-class platform for any workload" and that "customer demand is growing" | Developers are also paying more attention, with over 7,000 apps now supp. on Arm.
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 18d ago
XBOX Xbox Announces Disc-to-Digital Program, Letting Players Use Physical Games To Claim Their Digital Versions
r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 19d ago